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Eyespot Anthelid Moth - Anthela ocellata

Family Anthelidae

This page contains pictures and information about Eyespot Anthelid Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 30mm 
 
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Pictures taken on the wall outside our house on may 2002. The caterpillar is brown in colour, hairy with brown and black head.
 

Reference:
1. Australian Moths - Common, Ian F.B. Jacaranda Press, 1963, p92
2. Anthela ocellata - Australian Caterpillars by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2007
3. A Guide to Australian Moths - Paul Zborowski, Ted Edwards, CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2007, p155.
4. Moths of Victoria Part 1 - Silk Moths and Allies - BOMBYCOIDEA - Peter Marriott, Entomological Society of Victoria, 2008, p17.  

 

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Last updated: September 25, 2011.